José Sócrates
José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (born 6 September 1957), commonly known as José Sócrates (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈsɔkɾɐtɨʃ]), is a Portuguese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011. In 2007, he acted as the President-in-Office of the Council of the European Union.[1][2]
| José Sócrates | |
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| 117th Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 12 March 2005 – 21 June 2011 | |
| President | Jorge Sampaio Aníbal Cavaco Silva | 
| Preceded by | Pedro Santana Lopes | 
| Succeeded by | Pedro Passos Coelho | 
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
| In office 24 September 2004 – 23 July 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ferro Rodrigues | 
| Succeeded by | António José Seguro | 
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 24 September 2004 – 12 March 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Santana Lopes | 
| Preceded by | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | 
| Succeeded by | Pedro Santana Lopes | 
| Minister of Social Infrastructure | |
| In office 23 January 2002 – 6 April 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres | 
| Preceded by | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues | 
| Succeeded by | Luís Valente de Oliveira | 
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 25 October 1999 – 6 April 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres | 
| Preceded by | Elisa Ferreira | 
| Succeeded by | Arlindo Cunha | 
| Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister | |
| In office 25 November 1997 – 25 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres | 
| Preceded by | Jorge Coelho | 
| Succeeded by | Armando Vara | 
| Deputy Secretary of State of the Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 28 October 1995 – 25 November 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | António Guterres | 
| Preceded by | Joaquim Poças Martins António Taveira da Silva | 
| Succeeded by | José Guerreiro | 
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 19 July 1987 – 5 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Castelo Branco | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa 6 September 1957 Alijó, Portugal | 
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (Before 1981) Socialist Party (1981–2018) Independent (2018–present) | 
| Spouse(s) | Sofia Costa Pinto Fava (Divorced) | 
| Children | José Miguel Eduardo | 
| Alma mater | Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra Lusíada University Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon Independente University University Institute of Lisbon | 
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In April 2021, the court ruled José Socrates will be tried for acts of money laundering and falsification of documents but was dismissed for three charges of corruption.
References
    
- Augusto Moreira, José (9 June 2005). "Socialistas procuram digerir medidas de austeridade anunciadas pelo Governo" [Socialists try to digest the austerity measures announced by the government]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- Cambon, Diane (27 June 2008). "Budget, impôts, retraite : la leçon d'austérité du Portugal" [Bugdet, taxes, reforms: Portugal's lesson of austerity]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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